Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning enable people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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